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Panel debates family-fee changes, attendance rules and prospective-pay costs; backs $11.5M wildfire recovery grants

California State Assembly Budget Subcommittees No. 2 and 3 · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Budget staff and agency officials reviewed multiple trailer‑bill proposals — family‑fee collection, excessive/unexplained absences and temporary‑absence flexibilities — discussed prospective‑pay implementation costs and waivers, and described a $11.5 million Proposition 64 proposal to help childcare facilities impacted by 2025 state disasters.

Department of Finance and agency witnesses reviewed several trailer‑bill proposals and related budget requests, and described an $11.5 million Proposition 64 grant to help childcare facilities impacted by 2025 state-declared disasters.

DOF outlined three trailer‑bill topics: codifying family‑fee deductions so contractors reimburse subsidized family childcare providers the full certificate amount without deducting family fees; defining 'excessive unexplained absences' (proposed 30 days in 12 months) to allow outreach and potential disenrollment; and expanding temporary‑absence…

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